I was disappointed to hear the consultation on local government funding has been postponed until September.
It was due to be published before the summer recess, but a new administration is pending and so onto the ice block it goes.
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Tracy Bingham hopes the two-year funding settlement will still happen - 'but we need to know what comes after'. Councils need to be able to plan their finances over a timeframe of at least five years, she believes.
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